Horseshoe



A. A.IBuI\/IBAUGH.

HORSESHOEI- APPLICATION FILED H3519. |921.

Patented Jan. 10,1922.

www: @www ALBERT A. BUMBAUGH, OF WARSAW, INDIANA.

HORSESHOE.

Lacasse.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. l0, i922.

To all whom t may conce-rot:

Be it known that ALBERT A. BUMBAUGH, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of lVarsaw, in the county of Kosciusko and State of lndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to improvements in horseshoes of that type having removable calks, and the object thereof is to provide a horseshoe with removable rubber calks in conjunction with means for securing the calks to the shoe in a manner to prevent accidental dislodgment, and sol as to admit of the calkg being easily removed as in the case of replacement when the calks become worn.

The object of the invention is accomplished by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a bottom plan of a horseshoe embodying the invention, there being parts broken away and in section;

Fig 2 is a cross-section on the line 2-2 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the shoe coinplete.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and having reference now to the same:

1 is a metallic horseshoe, the toe. portion of which has a pair of jaws 2 that project from its bottom surface and which converge rearwardly and also downwardly. At the rear of the toe portion is a pendent lug@ immediately in front of which is made a cavity 4t. Each heel portion has a pair of jaws 5 that converge rearwardly and also downwardly, and at the extremity of each heel portion is a pendent lug 6 immediately in front of which is made a cavity 7.

The toe calk 8 is formed of rubber, shaped so that its upper portion will it between the convergent jaws 2. ln the upper front portion of the toe calk 8 is set a metal plate 9 and in the upper rear portion thereof is set a similar metal plate 10. A spike ll extends longitudinally through the upper part of the calk including both the front and rear plates 9 and 10 and with its rear pointed end protruding a suitable distance so as to admit of being clinched in the socket aand thus secure the calk in place.

Each heel calk 12 has a metal plate 13 set in its upper front portion, and valso a similar metal plate 14 set in its upper rear portion. Also, a spike 15 extends longitudinally through the upper portion of the calk including the metallic plates, the rear end of the spike protruding sufficiently to admit of being clinched in the cavity 7 to hold the calk in place.

rlhe calks'are applied to the shoe by driving them longitudinally between the corresponding jaws, 4'force being applied as by striking the spike with a hammer. As the protruding end of the spike encounters the pendent lug it becomes deiiected so as t0 enter the adjacent cavity in a manner to form a clinch. Thus, as the calk is driven into position the protruding tip of the spike becomes clinched so that the calk is thereby held in place. When the calk becomes worn, it is removed by forcing it forwardly from between the jaws and is replaced by a new one which is secured as in the irst instance. rThis operation may be effected readily without removal of the shoe proper from the horses foot.

What l claim is:

1. A horseshoe, the toe and heel portions of which each have a pair of jaws that converge rearwardly and downwardly, there being at the rear of each of said portions a pendent lug and corresponding cavity adj acent the front thereof; and a calk for each of said toe and heel portions adapted to be held between the corresponding jaws, each calk having a Spike extending longitudinally therethrough, the rear end of which is adapted to enter the corresponding cavity and secure the calk when driven into place.

2. A horseshoe having a pair of convergent jaws at its toe portion and each heel portion, and also a pendent lug at the rear of each portion, there being a cavity adjacent each lug at the front thereof; and a calk for each of said portions adapted to be held between the corresponding jaws thereof, and having means in connection therewith adapted to become clinched in the corresponding cavity and hold the calk in place.

3. ln a horseshoe having convergent jaws formed at its toe portion and at each heel portion; a rubber calk for the toe portion and each heel portion adapted to be held between the corresponding jaws thereof, each calk having at its front and rear upper edges a metallic plate adapted to lit between the Corresponding jaws; and means extending through the oalk including the plates adapted to become engaged in connection with the Shoe and secure the call: in place.

`4f. A horseshoe having a pair of convergent jaws formed at its toe portion and at l each heel portion; a rubber calli for the toe portion und each heel portion adapted to be held respectively between the corresponding jaws thereof; und a spike in connection with each calli having a, protruding end, there being formed at the toe portion and each heel portion means adapted to clinch the protruding end of the respective spikes when the corresponding calks are driven into 15 

